Ooi Tze Liang won two gold and one silver at the Asia Pacific Rim Junior Invitational Championships in New Zealand last week.
The gold medals came courtesy of Ooi Tze Liang, Jasmine Lai and Loh Zhaiyi in the championships which attracted 60 divers from China, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India and Croatia.
Tze Liang, who competed at the recent World Championships in Shanghai, claimed the boys' Group A (16-18 years) 1m springboard event with a 537.15 total ahead of China's Zhi Dongwei. Compatriot Chew Yi Wei was fourth with 448.90 points.
The Penang-born diver earned his second title when he teamed up with Yi Wei to win the boys' Open 3m springboard synchro discipline with 323.49 points.
Tze Liang, however, had to settle for silver in the 10m platform with a 426.60 series behind Dongwei (505.95). Pui Yee stamped her mark when she upset the form book in the girls' Group A (16-18) 10m platform competition.
She garnered 404.05 points to take gold ahead of compatriot Kam Ling Kar (385.95) while Traisy Vivien only managed fifth place (351.50). Pui Yee then partnered Ling Kar to win gold in the 3m springboard synchro with 274.68 points.
Loh Zhaiyi also created an upset by bagging the girls' Group B (14-15) 10m platform and 3m springboard titles.
She, however, failed in her bid to make it to the podium in the 1m springboard when she finished fourth.
The eight-member team's strong showing in New Zealand will surely boost their confidence ahead of next month's Asian Age-group diving championships in Palembang, Indonesia.
National diving coach Yang Zhuliang was delighted with the performance of his young divers.
"They are on the right track for next year's World Junior Championships in Adelaide. I am now looking at naming a few of them for the Indonesia Sea Games (Nov 11-22)," said Zhuliang.
The Malaysian medallists:
Gold -- Boy's Group A 1m springboard: Ooi Tze Liang; 3m springboard synchro: Chew Yi Wei-Ooi Tze Liang.
Girl's Group A platform: Jasmine Lai Pui Yee; Group B platform: Loh Zhaiyi.
Group B 3m springboard: Loh Zhaiyi; 3m springboard synchro: Jasmine Lai Pui Yee-Kam Ling Kar.
Silver -- Boy's Group A 3m springboard: Chew Yi Wei; Group A platform: Ooi Tze Liang.
Girl's Group A 1m springboard: Kam Ling Kar; Group A 3m springboard: Kam Ling Kar; Group A platform: Kam Ling Kar.
Bronze -- Boy's Group A 3m springboard: Ooi Tze Liang; Group C 1m springboard: Muhd Nazreen Abdullah.
Group C 3m springboard: Muhd Nazreen Abdullah; Group C platform: Muhd Nazreen Abdullah.
Girl's Group A 1m springboard: Traisy Vivien; Group A 3m springboard: Jasmine Lai Pui Yee.
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